on his brother, nor does a high sounding title give its possessor a right

to wound the heart, which vibrates with the finer feelings of a common

humanity, merely because
accident has cast his lot in an elevated station

of life, which he degrades by his vices, and in doing so prostrates the

gifts of Providence, and makes them the means of wounding the peace

and ruining the prospects of thousands, who though below him in station

are nevertheless immeasurably
raised above him in talent, in virtue, and

proper
feeling. Whether in prince or in peasant a genuine
heart elicits

from me the response of a brother."

William Henderson
-Byegone Days; or, Sketches Illustrative
of the

Manners and Customs of
the Scottish Peasantry Seventy Years

Ago" (by an Octogenerian), published
1870.

Tha an
lasair nad anam aig meadhan do bhith

Nas là

idir 's nas motha na riaghaltas no rìgh.

The
flame in your soul, at the centre of your being,

Is larger and stronger than
any government or king.

This is the history of the Paton family, traced back
to the 18th Century in
Perthshire, Scotland, by Chris Paton for his two sons Calum Graham Paton and Jamie Christopher Paton, and niece Pippa Louise Paton. But as much as it for them, it is also for the rest of the Patons, and their associated
families, stretching from Scotland, England, and Ireland, to the USA, Australia, Crete and Dubai.

The work continues all the time, and as new information
is found it will be added to the site - keep visiting for updates on this neverending story...!!!

DEDICATION: On November 28th 2013, my mother, Charlotte Harper
McKeown, formerly Paton, previously Graham, passed away at her home in Manchester, England, after a six month fight against
bladder cancer. As much as this site is for my sons and niece, it is also now dedicated to her memory. RIP Mum x

.

Reclaiming our History...

A' Rannsachadh ar
Sgeul

In the last few years, a great deal has been learnt about the life and death
of the boys' great great grandfather David Hepburn Paton, who lived and worked in Brussels, Belgium, until his death
in hiding there in the middle of the First World War. For more on this story, and the stories of his children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren, visit the Paton - Part Four page.

On the same page read how in 1916 John
Paton was arrested and sent as an 18 year old civilian to Ruhleben prisoner of war camp near Berlin. Research into this
camp has led to the creation of a new project - The Ruhleben Story - which can be accessed at the following website link:
Ruhleben

Other
noteworthy stories include that of the Reverend William Paton, secretary of the International Missionary Society; Sir William Drummond MacDonald Paton CBE, professor of pharmocology at Oxford University; Cochrane Watton, painter on board the Titanic; the boys' grandfather Paddy Giles, a Tipperary man in the Middle East; Dr. William Henderson, the 19th Century medical pioneer based in Perth; and the boys' other grandfather Colin Paton, submariner and survivor of the Ladbroke Grove train disaster...

And
last but not least, 1866 saw the brutal death of the boys' great great great great grandmother, Janet Rogers, nee Henderson. Visit
TheMount Stewart Murderpage to read the
newspaper coverage of the time, as well as letters written by the
Perthshire Police...

Reverend William Paton D.D.

Charts

Cairtean-iuil

Because so much information has been amassed on some
of the families, it has been harder to keep things simple on each of the family pages. To address this, each page now contains
a link to my other family history site, hosted by Tribal Pages, which will give access to a handy series of charts to help
navigate through some of the larger families. This site can be found at: